Uruguay

Current FIFA World Ranking: 19th
FIFA Trigram: URU
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 5th in CONMEBOL Final Round Group (6-6-6; 28 GF, 20 GA); Defeated Costa Rica 2-1 on aggregate in CONMEBOL-CONCACAF playoff
World Cup Finals Appearances: 11 – 1930 (1st), 1950 (1st), 1954 (4th), 1962 (12th), 1966 (7th), 1970 (4th), 1974 (13th), 1986 (16th), 1990 (16th), 2002 (26th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 2-2-2
Head Coach: Oscar Tabarez
Championship Honors: FIFA World Cup (1930, 1950), Copa America (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Diego Forlan (7)
Key Players: Sebastian Abreu (Aris Thessaloniki), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid), Diego Lugano (Fenerbahçe), Luis Suarez (Ajax)
Language: Spanish

La Celeste overcame Costa Rica in an intercontinental playoff to qualify for their 11th World Cup and their first since 2002 … Uruguay's 20 World Cup qualifying matches were the most of any of the teams in the field in South Africa … One of the most decorated sides in world football, Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and added a second championship in 1950 … Has never faced the United States in a World Cup but did beat the USA 3-0 during the 1924 Olympics in Paris.